Non-carbonizing system for internal-combustion engines.



G. H. me. NON-CARBONIZ ING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. APPLICATION FILED MAYlfi, l9I6\ LQW QG, memea Nov. 21min GEQRGE H. KING, OF TROPICO, CALIFQRNIA.

NON-C ONIZING SYSTEM FUR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENG-Illt'ldd.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2?, fldtt'.

Application filed may 15, 1916. Serial lilo. 97,697.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoner. H. Kine, a

citizen of the United States, residing atlropico, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Non-Carbonizing Systems for Internal Combustion Engin'es, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for proventing the accumulation and deposits of carbon on the pistons and cylinder walls of internal combustion engines and has for its object the provision of such means with ad ditional means for facilitating and increasing the combustion of the fuel by theaddition of artificially supplied oxygen to the combustion chambers of the engine.

A further object is to Provide an arrangement of the several elements of my devlce which will permit the ready adjustment thereof at easily accessible points about the engine. l

A turther object is to Provide means for introducing steam into the fuel intake of the engine by way oi the carbureter and intake manifold and means for creating the steam by the utilization of the exhaust from the engine in passage to the engine.

A further object is'to provide means to connecting the steam. supply means with the radiator of the vehicle on which the engine is mounted and for collecting the water derived from the steam and storing the same for use in connection with certain well known oxygen producing chemicals for the purpose ofmixing additional oxygen with the steam and introducing the mixture into the combustion chambers of the engine for efl'ecting a more perfect combustion of the i'uels.

A further object is to provide a trap means in the water chamber in the steam passage for preventing the entrance of the water into the engine cylinders and arranged so that the movement ot the vehicle ma 1 not displace the water therefrom.

' further object is to provide a steam chamber for equalizing the pressure of the steam in the supply means. Other objects will appear. in the following detailed description of my invention. 1

Referring to the drawings, in which similar characters of reference indicate ,the same parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a partial elevati n ot the vehicle to which my device is applied and showing the engine and related mechanism exposed to view. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the exhaust pi e from the engine showing the steam heatmg coils attached thereto. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the steam chamber. Fig. 4: is a sectional elevation of the steam trap. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the steam trap cap showing the vent therein. Fig. 6 is a transverse section at the bottom of the steam trap showing the water outlet, and Fig. 7 is a transverse section of Fig. 4- at a point just below the cap.

ll will now describe the structure and operation of my device in detail. The radiator 1 of the vehicle is usually provided with an outlet 2 at the bottom or side near the bottom with a pet cock 3 in connection therewith for the purpose out draining a the water, and to this outlet I attach a small caliber pipe 4, as shown in Fig. 1, which extends upwardly in the direction of the engine and has a union inserted at a convenient point to facilitate the attachment thereof. The pipe a may, if desirable and convenient, be connected to the pump outlet pipe 6 of the radiator, as shown in broken .lines, instead of to the outlet 2, and at a point opposite the exhaust .plpe 7 oi? the engine acoil 8 is formed in the pipe which is attached to the exhaust pipe 7 by means of metallic bands 9 clamped together at the ends by means of screws 10, a packing of asbestos being wrapped around the coil for completely inclosing the coil. "ihe coil of pi e is thus held in close proximity to the exhaust of the engine and the water which rises in the pipe and coil to the level of the water in the radiator is heated and steam is generated therein which rises in the upper end 11 of the pipe which leads to and is connected with a steam chamber 12 suspended from a rod 13 usually provided in vehicles of this character. In the absence of such a rod, however, the steam chamber may be attached at any suitable point and by any suitable means to the dash board or other convenient member of the vehicle, hut preterably at a point at or above the top oi? the radiator.

The steam chamber 12 is preferahly cylindricalin form, as shown in Fig. 3, and an internal lug it is provided through-which the rod 13 is extended for supporting the chamher in position. The waterin the radilator, when the engine 15 hot and in opera tion, is usually at or near the boiling point and a certain amount of steam is mixed therein with the water, so that the water from the radiator which rises in the pipe 4,

while ordinarily hot and mixed with a certain amount of steam, is further heated by means of. the contact of the pipe 4 and the coil 8 with the engine exhaust, and a steam supply is thus created and stored in the steam chamber12, in which a. desired pressure may be at all times had, and a steam gage may be attached to the chamber 12, if desirable, though this is usually unnecessary for the reason that an outlet is provided for the radiator and an excessive or iniurious pressure will never be reached.

The steam chamber 12 has an outlet 15 to which is attached a pipe 16 leading to the trap and water chamber 17, ayalve- 18 being inserted in this pipe which Is operable. by

means of an extended stem 19 through the dash board- 20 of the vehicle, and is thus easily within the reach of the vehicle opera,

tor. Suitable unions 21may be-inserted at convenient points in the several ipe connections, suchas the pipe 11 and'a so the pipe 16 for the purpose of facilitatingthe attach ment and connection thereof.

The steam trap 17 as shown in. enlarged form in Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6, is composed of an elongated cylinder with a relatively small upper portion 22 and the larger bottom por tion 23. A removable ca 24 may be threaded on the upper end of t e upper" end 22, or otherwise secured thereto, and this cap is provided with a very small vent 25 in the top. A steam inlet 26 is provided in the periphery of the upper portion 22-of the trap which is connected with the. pipe 16 from the steam chamber 12, and an outlet 27 is rovided therein at a oint near the top whic is connected with a nipple 28. A T fittin 29 is connected at opposlte ends with the mpple 28 and a pipe29 and at the central opening with a depending nipple 30. A valve 31 is attached at opposite points. to the nipple from the T 29 and a pipe 32 which terminates at a point beneath'and in close proximity to the air intake 33 of thecarbureter 34:. An additional connection with the engine intake is provided in the pipe 85 attachedto the manifold 36 with a valve 37 attached to the pipe 35; and the nipple 29 at opposite points, and a by-pass is thus provided for the passage of the steam from the trap 17 to the combustion chambers of the en inc, so that in the event of the inac'cessibihty of the air intake of the carbureter, or the inconvenience of arranging the pipe 32 in proper relation thereto, the steam may be passed directly into the intake manifold instead of through the carbureter. In some cases it may be desirable to install both ofi'these connections on a vehicle, so that for'any reason, a change may be made the manner of introducing the steam into the engine, by closing the one or opening the other of the valves 31 and 37..

. A water chamber 38 is formed inthe enla'rged portion 23 of the trap 17 whichreceives the'water condensed from the steam and an outlet 39 is formed in the extreme bottom of the chamber which terminates in below the inlet pipe 16 and above the Water level in the chamber 38, thus forminga trap for the water and serving also as an overflow therefor, so that an excess of Water may be drained off through the coil. It is obvious that the violent shaking or movement of the vehicle will not serve to displace the water from the water chamber 38, and this is desirable, for the water chamber ma be used as an oxygen producing chamber, y removing the cap and inserting quantities of oxygen bearing chemicals, such as sodium peroxid or other elements from which the oxygen may be released by contact with the steam and water. The reaction caused by the mixture of the chemicals with the water will cause the release of the oxygen,- which when mixed with the steam and discharged from .the chamber therewith into the engine combustion chambers willincrease the combustion of the fuel.

It will. be understood by those skilled in the art that the introduction'of the steam alone serves to break up and prevent the carbon deposits inthe engine cylinders and on the piston ends and valves, and this being a fact, it should be also understood that the introduction of a suficient quantity of oxygen other than that introduced through the carburetor from the air, causes a more perfect combustion of the fuel and the consequent decrease in the quantity of the carbon,

ments of the fuel are consumed and less of the carbon,- which is a product of combustion results from the successive explosions f the engine. It is apparent that a practically uniform pressure of steam is maintained in the pipe 16 and trap 17 as well as in the pipes leadingto the intake of the engine, and the steam, or steam and oxygen together are sucked into the manifold by the vacuum therein when theengine is in operation, thus affording a constant supply in proportion to the area of the valve passages 1n t e supply pipes, which may be increased or decreased, at will by the operator.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with the engine, fuel sup ply meanstherefor and the circulating water 110 1 inasmuch as more of the heat making eletee-rem i means therefor, of means for connecting the fuel supply means and water circulating means forgenerating and introducing steam into the combustion chambers of the engine, and means connected therewith for generating oxygen for mixture and introduction with the steam, for preventing the deposits of carbon and efi'ecting a more perfect combustion of the fuel.

2. In a device of the character described,

the combination with the engine, fuel supply means therefor and the radiator connected therewith, of means for connecting the radiator with the fuel supply means, including a heating coil for generating steam, a steam chamber connected therewith for maintaining a uniform pressure in the line,

a combined water'chamber and trap for extracting the water from the steam and draining it ofl, means'whereby chemicals may be introduced into said water chamber for producing oxygen for mixture with the means and connected with said radiator; a

steam line leading therefrom to said intake, including a steam chamber and a trap, valve means in said line for regulating the supply of steam to said intake, and means in said trap for generating oxygen for mixture with the steam.

Signed at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of Galifornia, this 8th day of May, 1916.

GEORGE H. KENG.

Witnesses:

J. .D. Hashim, Lerner: la. Mace; 

